Hi I am a bit of a newbie as far as bee keeping is concerned I am now due to collect my first swarm.
The swarm has started to build a nest.
I aim to put them into a commercial nuc which has frames that have not yet been built on
I need advice around 2 questions
A) Should I just brush the bees off the nest and into the nuc and leave the nest (or dump it) or should I put the nest in the box as well? If I do this I probably will not be able to put all the frames in.
B) Where I live and where I ultimately want to keep the hive will be less than a mile from the swarms current location. Do you think it is okto move the nuc plus bees directly to the my house or do I need to find somewhere further away first and then bring them back later? If I should do the latter how long do I need to leave them before bringing them back home?
Thanks for any help and advice
The swarm has started to build a nest.
I aim to put them into a commercial nuc which has frames that have not yet been built on
I need advice around 2 questions
A) Should I just brush the bees off the nest and into the nuc and leave the nest (or dump it) or should I put the nest in the box as well? If I do this I probably will not be able to put all the frames in.
B) Where I live and where I ultimately want to keep the hive will be less than a mile from the swarms current location. Do you think it is okto move the nuc plus bees directly to the my house or do I need to find somewhere further away first and then bring them back later? If I should do the latter how long do I need to leave them before bringing them back home?
Thanks for any help and advice